I really look forward to my lessons with Andrew and he's taught me a lot. We've been having lessons for a few months now and right from the start he has tailored the lessons to fit my interests. He's helped me make lots of progress on a Liszt piece I've been stuck on, taught me composition and improvisation techniques, how to work out a song by ear and lots of interesting music theory to support the rest. He's very good!
Andrew is a first-class piano teacher. I have been very demanding of him, but he has made a huge effort to find relevant piano exercises and pieces suitable to help me achieve my musical goals. He is an excellent listener, and provides his expertise with subtlety and care to ensure his teaching methods are appropriate to my learning needs. I would have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending Andrew as a piano teacher!
As an adult student I was very nervous to start learning a new instrument, however Andrew made me feel very comfortable very quickly. I've been learning over the last 2 years with him, and he's lead me to achieve my Grade 1 at distinction level, and I'll be taking my Grade 2 in the next few months. Always attentive, amusing, and understanding of my thoughts and approaches to things, I'd highly recommend him to anyone who's looking to start learning!
Andrew is a brilliant piano teacher. He teaches our son, who is very engaged with music and has been taking formal exams and is showing great progress. With him Andrew is firm about technique and how to practice and our son loves his lessons and is sounding excellent. His exam preparation is SO thorough! Andrew also teaches our younger daughter, who hasn't done formal exams and her lessons are lively and fun - they seem to be laughing all the time in her lessons! What is most clear is that the reason Andrew is so good with both our children is that he really cares that they enjoy the piano and do well, and so tailors the lessons to suit each of them. He is absolutely 100% reliable and a really delightful person to have in our house each week. He has been teaching the kids for years and I could not recommend him more strongly. I am so glad we found him!
Sent letter demanding £40 for two lessons that had not received. I had only received one initial sessions and had not received any subsequent sessions after this session. No agreement was entered into as no lessons prior to free initial lesson was carried out.
Tutor response
John, I have an agreement with ALL my students, as I'm sure EVERY tutor operative on this site has, about a 24-hr notice cancellation policy. I made this very clear to you. Cancelling a lesson 5 minutes after it was due to begin when the tutor is actually standing on your doorstep ringing your doorbell- this obviously breaks the agreement!! Leaving 'feedback' such as this is not going to help your case.
Great tutor. Andrew has helped our 11 year old daughter with music theory, sight reading, composition and preparation for music scholarship and aptitude tests. He is kind and easy to get on with and he makes her laugh! He is reliable and flexible when we have had to cancel. I highly recommend him.